NEW GUINEA VS POLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	POLAND		NEW GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,517	1	6,835	+ 23,682
Stroke	2	8,477	2	5,095	+ 3,382
Lung Cancers	3	6,684	23	622	+ 6,063
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	5,185	6	2,595	+ 2,590
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	3,788	29	445	+ 3,343
Lung Disease	6	3,546	3	4,538	- 992
Other Neoplasms	7	2,400	60	15	+ 2,385
Diabetes Mellitus	8	2,320	4	4,533	- 2,213
Breast Cancer	9	2,066	17	764	+ 1,302
Liver Disease	10	2,051	22	624	+ 1,427
Prostate Cancer	11	1,682	36	285	+ 1,398
Stomach Cancer	12	1,532	28	447	+ 1,085
Pancreas Cancer	13	1,408	52	107	+ 1,301
Alcohol	14	1,358	53	93	+ 1,265
Hypertension	15	1,280	13	1,096	+ 184
Falls	16	1,222	26	502	+ 720
Bladder Cancer	17	1,219	54	82	+ 1,136
Suicide	18	1,110	37	259	+ 852
Lymphomas	19	1,074	32	353	+ 721
Kidney Disease	20	1,054	18	687	+ 367
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	960	33	343	+ 617
Road Traffic Accidents	22	922	12	1,105	- 184
Inflammatory/Heart	23	906	43	229	+ 677
Leukemia	24	896	38	253	+ 643
Oral Cancer	25	875	25	580	+ 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	801	35	302	+ 500
Ovary Cancer	27	759	46	179	+ 580
Other Injuries	28	655	20	647	+ 8
Liver Cancer	29	594	21	644	- 50
Uterin Cancer	30	561	55	81	+ 480
Skin Cancers	31	559	31	417	+ 142
Cervical Cancer	32	494	19	665	- 170
Oesophagus Cancer	33	467	44	199	+ 268
Parkinson's Disease	34	389	45	185	+ 204
Epilepsy	35	297	51	111	+ 186
Congenital Anomalies	36	238	16	951	- 713
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	218	8	2,295	- 2,077
Endocrine Disorders	38	215	47	153	+ 62
Drownings	39	165	40	240	- 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	159	14	1,072	- 913
Tuberculosis	41	155	5	3,969	- 3,814
Low Birth Weight	42	150	10	1,661	- 1,511
Asthma	43	140	9	1,842	- 1,702
Multiple Sclerosis	44	130	66	5	+ 125
Fires	45	123	27	488	- 365
Skin Disease	46	122	49	126	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	96	65	5	+ 90
Drug Use	48	83	61	13	+ 71
Violence	49	76	15	969	- 892
Malnutrition	50	75	48	134	- 59
Poisonings	51	53	50	121	- 68
Hepatitis C	52	49	62	8	+ 41
Meningitis	53	44	34	324	- 280
HIV/AIDS	54	30	24	611	- 581
Appendicitis	55	18	59	20	- 2
Hepatitis B	56	13	58	27	- 14
Birth Trauma	57	13	11	1,504	- 1,490
Schizophrenia	58	8	80	0	+ 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	8	84	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	60	5	68	2	+ 3
Osteoarthritis	61	5	85	0	+ 5
Anemia	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	63	2	30	421	- 418
Encephalitis	64	2	57	31	- 29
Oral conditions	65	1	86	0	+ 1
War	66	1	69	1	+ 0
Tetanus	67	0	56	48	- 47
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	69	0	42	234	- 234
Diphtheria	70	0	67	3	- 3
Pertussis	71	0	39	248	- 248
Measles	72	0	41	238	- 238
Chlamydia	73	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	7	2,446	- 2,446
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	63	7	- 7
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	84	0	64	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW GUINEA

Poland

New Guinea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.